Chess Puzzle #1lbm6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 875 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop h5; knight d4; pawns a4/b2/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks b8/f8; bishop f5; knight e4; pawns c4/d5/e6/f6/f7/h3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight d4→f5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/5pq1/4pp2/3p1b1B/P1pNnP2/4P2p/1P4PP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 34

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